The Chrysler Firepower was a Dodge Viper-based concept car produced in 2005. It takes some of the styling cues from the Chrysler Crossfire. According to Chrysler, its 6.1 L Hemi V8 engine produced 425 hp (317 kW) and could propel the vehicle to a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 174 mph. The concept was once featured on the cover of Car and Driver.
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Manufacturer | Chrysler |
Designer | Brian Nielander |
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Class | Concept car Sport car |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Platform | Dodge Viper |
Related | Dodge Viper Devon GTX Alfa Romeo Zagato TZ3 Bristol Fighter |
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Engine | 6.1 L Chrysler Hemi V8 |
Transmission | 5-speed automatic |
Designers responsible for the design were Brian Nielander (exterior), who also worked on the ME-412 concept; and Greg Howell (interior).
The Firepower Concept was built to prove that Chrysler could indeed build a hybrid car using existing hardware. Signs early in 2006 pointed to the Firepower going into production using the same hardware as the concept,[1][2] but later that year Chrysler officially announced that the Firepower would not be produced, as they could not find a viable way of doing so.[3]
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